Canadian machine gun issues...

[Slater]

Colt Canada normally has a stellar reputation, as far as I'm aware:

"In August 2021, military sources alerted this newspaper to problems with the new C6 guns, which resulted in 342 defective weapons being returned to Colt Canada for repair.

But during the repairs on those weapons additional problems were found, Le Bouthillier said. He noted that a part called a feed channel was built slightly out of specification, causing some weapons to perform inadequately during live-firing testing. Colt Canada has now provided the Canadian Forces with new parts and military weapons technicians will conduct the repairs over the coming months, Le Bouthillier said.

A little more than 1,000 guns will need to be repaired.

In addition, a weapons technician at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa reported loose pins on seven of 18 newly delivered machine-guns, Le Bouthillier said. Colt Canada’s supplier “contained all defective material and they are now inspecting the assembly as part of their ongoing (quality assurance) processes,” he added."


https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canad...5ab3f4d5275865

[markm]

Hosers!

[Waylander]

How about Canadian 50 cals? There’s a guy wanting to know.

[lysander]

The C6 is basically just an L7 GPMG. The last time that facility made these was in the 1980s, with the majority of the production being in the 1960s and 70s.

This is what happens if you do not maintain continuous production, you loose institutional knowledge on the product and have to re-learn how to make stuff.

[davidjinks]

It think the main and most important part of the excerpt of the article is that Colt Canada is being very proactive and getting their eff ups fixed. Not to mention the fact that upon further investigation of the already defective weapons, they found other things that weren’t kosher.

I say that some pretty stellar service and work. Too bad Colt USA doesn’t do the same thing.